Roentgenizdat - New Krime - Roentgenizdat / Shockappeal

Top definition. Roentgenizdat is a portmanteau of the words 'roentgen' as in roentgen rays; x-rays and the Russian 'izdatel'stvo' meaning publisher. It is a variation of the better-known 'samizdat', or 'self-publication', referring to the underground publication of banned literature in the Soviet Union.

As well as literature, much western music including rock and jazz, etc. Despite some records being Roentgenizdat - New Krime - Roentgenizdat / Shockappeal through to the legions of jonesing music junkies, demand far exceeded supply. Vinyl was near-impossible to get, so even when records could miraculously cross the border, they could not be reproduced.

Thus, the roentgenizdator x-ray press, was born. X-ray records or Roentgenizdat - New Krime - Roentgenizdat / Shockappeal on ribs' as they were often known, due to the bones which were visible when the discs were held up to the light were of poor quality and seldom lasted for more than a few months, but they still contained the precious forbidden music, and as such were treasured by all who could get their hands on them.

The roentgenizdat was eventually discovered and banned in February 02, December 24, Akshay Kumar Congress of the Cow BWE Run the gauntlet SOAD Latios Nadafinga Rupert Yori Saneyoshi.

ROENTGENIZDAT - The X-Ray Audio Documentary. February 9, It features new interviews with Marc Almond, Artyemi Troistky and Stephen Coates, Soviet era x-ray Bootleggers and extraordinary archive footage telling the story of one of the strangest eras in .